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Hooray!!! MESS is ten!!!

Time is an incredible thing. The past shapes the present. The present propels the future. And the future informs how we interact with the past. Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS) exists at that fulcrum – the place where past, present and…

margaritabassova7 April 2026

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Applications Open: Foundations in Electronic Sound Production 2025!
Apply before August 4th

MESS Professional Development is back for 2025! Applications are open until Monday, December 9th.

Tess17 July 2025

All Stories Interview MESS Commissions

David Chesworth
MESS commissioned artist

David Chesworth is a multidisciplinary artist whose output includes music, sound art, video, installation and performance.

margaritabassova3 July 2025

All Stories Interview MESS Commissions

Gail Priest
MESS commissioned artist

Gail Priest is a sound artist living on Dharug and Gundungurra land (Katoomba, NSW).

margaritabassova26 June 2025

All Stories Artist in Residence Interview

Sally Ann Mcintyre
Artist in Residence

Sally Ann Mcintyre is a writer, sound artist and operator of micro-radio station radio cegeste.

margaritabassova20 June 2025

All Stories Artist in Residence Interview

Sachin de Silva
Artist in Residence

Sachin de Silva is an experimental electronic sound artist.

margaritabassova13 June 2025

All Stories Interview MESS Commissions

Mimmie
MESS Commissioned Artist

Mimmie works with objects, movement and sound. She is interested in the idea of unlocking intergenerational spirits and collective healing.

margaritabassova20 February 2025

All Stories Interview MESS Commissions

INHARMONICITY
MESS Commissioned Artist

INHARMONICITY chains together an array of synthesisers to create inviting and atmospheric soundscapes, grounded in evolving and emotive percussion informed by the deep history of electronic dance music productions.

margaritabassova20 February 2025

All Stories Interview MESS Commissions

Reibang Chakma
MESS Commissioned Artist

Reibang Chakma, an electronic music from North East India, channels the essence of human improvisation through intricate textures and melodic glitches.

margaritabassova20 February 2025

All Stories Interview MESS Commissions

D. Tyrone
MESS Commissioned Artist

D. Tyrone is a Naarm-based, queer music producer and DJ whose compositions and DJ sets are highly influenced by dub, jungle, and deep house records that shaped the music scenes of the early 2000s.

margaritabassova5 February 2025